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Numerous studies and scientific data have confirmed that hand hygiene is one of the most effective ways to prevent the spread of infectious diseases. Yet the need to maintain hand hygiene is not always accompanied by the availability of water and soap, especially when one is traveling or away from public facilities. In the absence of the means to ensure hygiene with soap and water, ethanol-based hand sanitizers are the fastest, safest, and most effective way to remove germs, and stop infections from spreading.

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) are a major problem in the present day. In addition to their underlying conditions, patients hospitalized in a medical institution are vulnerable to a number of HAIs (most commonly caused by Bacillus aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococci, and the Proteus species of bacteria). This consequently places patients at risk for more serious illnesses like pneumonia, infectious gastrointestinal diseases, and urinary tract infections in addition to postoperative wound abscesses and other inflammatory conditions. Overlapping with the underlying condition of a patient’s stay, an HAI can extend its duration and generate new problems, increase postoperative mortality and neonatal mortality, and have generally adverse effects on patient health. The number of HAI-affected patients has been estimated to reach from 10% to 70 % of patients hospitalized to inpatient facilities in the Russian Federation, with 2% of cases being lethal. The carriers of such infections are often healthcare professionals themselves.

The workplace is an ideal breeding ground for many infections. Quite often, people catch diseases like influenza, helminthiasis, Hepatitis A or various skin disorders indoors, where several individuals are located for long periods of time and use common indoor facilities.

Skin particles stay on appliances like a computer keyboard and a mouse during their use, and electrostatic stress attracts dust to the surface of these appliances, creating a favorable environment for microbial growth. The same is true to phones and headsets, on which saliva, hair, and dust can also accumulate.